Marchenko, 25, was in the midst of his 2nd full season in the NHL with the Red Wings. His NHL totals with the Red Wings are 110 games played, a +4 rating and three goals and 16 assists in the regular season. He played in six Red Wing platoff games and didn't register a point.

Just last offseason, Marchenko had signed a 2-year $2.9 million contract. That $1.45 million cap hit was more expensive than other young defensmen on the team like Xavier Ouellet ($715k), Ryan Sproul ($625k) and Nick Jensen ($587.5k) according to Cap Friendly.

The Red Wings are currently on 51 points in 51 games, seven points out of a playoff spot in both the Atlantic division and the eastern conference wild card race.